While I was tying down my airplane, the lead pilot from the flight of two aerobatic airplanes drove up and introduced himself. He informed me that I had been party to a near miss on the downwind leg. I apparently cut off another airplane and that airplane descended below my flight path. I never saw another airplane in the pattern.
Picture of the Day: D-Day drop
Jim Jazdzewski submitted this photo and note: “The C47 Skytrain ‘Wild Kat’ performs a World War II D-Day airborne drop demonstration during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, a very solemn and humbling tribute commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The overcast and gray sky seemed appropriate for this picture.”
Sustaining general aviation
All the data I’ve found seems to point to a General Aviation inventory just over 200,000. And it has been there for a few decades.
New A&P program gets $4.4 million boost
Beginning in the fall of 2024, Pensacola State College will train students to become certified aviation mechanics in a new program at Pensacola International Airport (KPNS).
Always wanted to see the runway at ATL?
As a general aviation pilot, seeing a runway up close at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) probably isn’t going to happen — in your airplane. But you can run on it during the 10th annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway.
King Schools refreshes Cessna pilot course
More than 130 new instructional videos have been added to the Cessna Sport/Private Pilot Course.
Pilot commits suicide by crashing into ocean
The pilot’s suicide.
Picture of the Day: Oshkosh night glow
Gary Moore submitted this photo and note: “With a full moon overlooking the Vintage Aircraft campground, our polished 1946 Globe Swift reflects the evening colors from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.”
Effort will be required
Over the course of my career as a flight instructor and aviation advocate, I can’t even count the number of people who have expressed a desire to become a pilot. Flying is cool. Undeniably so. It’s a sexy job. Being a pilot carries an element of panache that many seek, but only a few attain.